So everyone is forced to eat the costs of increasing their own infrastructure because government cannot run/maintain any of their own (which we pay for), while increasing taxes which in turn increase everyones costs of living /existing.
Sounds like a perfect downward spiral to me!

Who Government? Government does not maintain any roads in Freeport including the one road they do own, Queens Highway. The port paid to repave that also.
However you've made my point, ignorance of the H.C.A. and how government administrations are equally at fault if not entirely at fault is our downfall. Past administrations have gotten what they wanted in various ways, but this admin is a wrecking ball swinging wildly wrecking Bahamians future.

I think successive elected governments should pay a cash Bond surety to cover the increased depth of the fiscal hole they dig while in office! Lord knows they spend like crazy and fix nothing while in office.

No doubt the Government will want closed arbitration hearings, which given the public interest and licensee interest (80%Bahamian) would be wrong. Nor do many in the government or the many talk shows on the subject seem to know the technicalities of the subject.
How Freeport got to where it is matters, and is essential to finding a way forward.

Usually in the case of a violent domestic offender the offender is arrested and taken out of the domestic situation they are disrupting and incarcerated!
Hence why the need for even more government overreach beyond their constitutionally mandated obligations?
Fact is government cannot accomplish even the simplest of their lawful obligations without padded contracts/massive hiring/Incompetence and dismal failure ending in nothing to show for it and silence.

Killing the marinas, the fishermen, local boaters, adding new requirements, yeah, they killing it.

Those who cannot understand a thing will oft try to destroy it. Every administration has had their efforts to erode or destroy Freeport, and all have done their damage, and no doubt will continue to do so.

Firstly, the original H.C.A runs until 2054. Certain tax concessions that ran out were extended twice ultimately until 2016. by government. Secondly, the Government seems to be seeking to recover ALL government costs for G.B. of which east and west are the governments responsibility. Only certain HCA named costs were to be offset if costs for those rose beyond revenue. If they were seeking only government costs for Freeport they'd have to have separation of the costs to remove east and west end. 3rd, the government speaks out of both sides of their mouths, first attacking and second lauding and claiming responsibility for projects they have nothing to do with.
Lastly, in that government has on average attacked Freeport every 5 years since "Bend or Break" it would seem Freeport is pretty resilient in the face of ever present and threatened government hostility. Bahamians need to realize that with 80% of licensees being Bahamian this government is attacking its own citizens, not the foreign devil (as it were)
Irrespective of political bent both major political parties active leadership have both been very cosy with the port ownership and also attacked them at the same time. Politics makes for strange bedfellows. Government desperation for money makes everyone a target. Today Freeport, tomorrow......?

All the laws in the world can’t stop law breaking or stupidity, enforcement can prevent some.
Maritime “hacking” can only be curtailed by enforcement.

And all insurance has to be upgraded from liability to “comprehensive” not defined for marine purposes.